West Ham Gaming’s FIFA pros saw their FIFA eClub World Cup qualification efforts come to a close on Friday after failing to achieve promotion.
Such is the format of the qualification process, the Irons had to finish in the top two sides of their Division in round three – the penultimate round of games – to retain any chance of reaching the main event.
And they got off to the perfect start on Thursday with a crushing 4-1 aggregate win over Danish side FC Midtjylland, who 'rage quit' early in the second half of the second leg in response!
They were then twice forced to come from behind, however, pulling back a 4-1 deficit against Norwegian club Apeks Esports, only to lose on penalties; before dramatically coming from two goals behind to see off Swedish team Örgryte IS 4-3 after extra-time in the losers' bracket.
That left them just two ties away from promotion, with Danish club Aalborg up next, but another defeat on penalties after a closely-fought 2-2 draw saw the Irons' hopes dashed as they remained in Division 2 - and were therefore eliminated from the Qualifiers.
You can rewatch their matches, streamed LIVE from London Stadium, on the West Ham Gaming Twitch channel.
